The Hayes Primary School
Hayes Lane, Kenley, CR8 5JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Laura Olley
- Constituency
- Croydon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 420
- URN
- 101760
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086604863
About this school
The Hayes Primary School is a community primary school in Kenley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 420 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 69% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 14% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 86% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 81% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 84% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Hayes Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Croydon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 60% | 60.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 62.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 67.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 413 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Hayes Primary School compares
The Hayes Primary School ranked 29th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.9% | 7.5% | 420 | — |
| New Valley Primary School | 56% | 5.9% | 32.5% | 191 | 0.2 miles |
| Harris Primary Academy Kenley | 72% | 4.5% | 23.3% | 433 | 0.7 miles |
| Oasis Academy Byron | 89% | 4.3% | 19.4% | 221 | 0.8 miles |
| Coulsdon CofE Primary School | 85% | 4.9% | 9.1% | 181 | 0.9 miles |
| Keston Primary School | 62% | 4.1% | 14.6% | 457 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.45%
- English as an additional language
- 12.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.88%
- Persistent absence
- 6.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Valley Primary School0.2 miles
Primary
-
Harris Primary Academy Kenley0.7 miles
Primary · Kenley
-
Oasis Academy Byron0.8 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
-
Coulsdon CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Old Coulsdon
-
Keston Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Coulsdon
Other schools in Kenley
- Harris Primary Academy Kenley Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does The Hayes Primary School teach?
- The Hayes Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Kenley.
- Who is the headteacher of The Hayes Primary School?
- The headteacher of The Hayes Primary School is Mrs Laura Olley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Hayes Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Hayes Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Hayes Primary School?
- The Hayes Primary School has 420 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is The Hayes Primary School full?
- The Hayes Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 420 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Hayes Primary School a faith school?
- No. The Hayes Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Hayes Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Hayes Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have The Hayes Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 60% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Hayes Primary School rank locally?
- The Hayes Primary School ranked 29th of 77 primary schools in Croydon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Hayes Primary School's absence rate?
- The Hayes Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Hayes Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Hayes Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.